{"id":415,"date":"2009-05-12T15:52:49","date_gmt":"2009-05-12T15:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/freshliving\/2009\/05\/growing-a-tea-garden.html"},"modified":"2009-05-12T15:52:49","modified_gmt":"2009-05-12T15:52:49","slug":"growing-a-tea-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/freshliving\/2009\/05\/growing-a-tea-garden.html","title":{"rendered":"Growing a Tea Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mt-image-left\" height=\"135\" alt=\"minttea2.JPG\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/84\/import\/minttea2.JPG\" width=\"180\" \/><\/span>My new favorite television show is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hbo.com\/no1ladiesdetectiveagency\/\">The No. 1 Ladies&#8217; Detective Agency<\/a>. The protagonist, Precious Ramotswe, played by the talented <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jillscott.com\/\">Jill Scott<\/a>, never EVER makes a big decision without first sitting down with a cup of African Bush tea (also known as Rooibos).&nbsp; I love how she relishes the ritual and derives comfort from the herbal tisane that&#8217;s indigenous to her southern African country, Botswana.<\/p>\n<p>I also love Rooibos. Since I like to sip tea all day, I stay away from caffeine (with the exception of my one espresso every morning). So I&#8217;ve created my own indigenous tea source by growing several herbal varieties right in my yard.<\/p>\n<p>Peppermint is a standard digestive and breath freshener, which is also great iced.&nbsp;Lavender makes a calming after-dinner cup especially with honey.&nbsp;Lemon verbena with a splash of milk and agave sweetener is appropriate all day, every day.&nbsp;And steeping couldn&#8217;t be simpler. I just snap off a small handful of leaves, rinse, put them in a mug and add hot water.&nbsp; A few minutes later, the cup is brewed.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a nifty tea garden<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Grow-an-Herbal-Tea-Garden\"> tutorial<\/a>.&nbsp; And even if you don&#8217;t grow your own, fresh herbs from the market will do just fine.<\/p>\n<p><b>Any tea gardeners who want to share favorites or tips?&nbsp;<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>[image via: <a href=\"http:\/\/la-mandala.blogspot.com\/\">stacie stukin<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My new favorite television show is The No. 1 Ladies&#8217; Detective Agency. 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